"The dragon well before the rain on Shifeng Mountain, exclusively for the royal family. My old guy only has one box a year. The white-haired Zhu Dingsong smiled and took out a box of tea leaves from his bookcase and handed it to the attendant officer on the side.

"Thank you, Governor." Zhang Cheng was not hypocritical, and responded directly with a smile.

"Young man, the old man also admires the fact that an orphan like you can do this today. The future is limitless. After the attendant left, Zhu Dingsong looked at Zhang Cheng with emotion.

After having money, Zhang Cheng sent someone to the mainland early to create a false but unusually real identity for himself. An orphan with no father or mother, he wandered outside in his early years. This is also to avoid unnecessary troubles. Fortunately, in this era, there is no computer database, as long as you have money, everything is easy to do.

"Pfizer thing, I want to apologize to you." Zhu Dingsong's expression sank: "The court and Your Majesty are now unable to protect the property of the people, and these are all our faults. ”

"Understandable." Zhang Cheng chuckled: "There are always many helpless things in this world. ”

"Before accepting the shares you gave, it was official. Routines on the field. Even I'm not exempt from vulgarity. Zhu Dingsong paused slightly, raised his eyelids and said.

"Understood." Zhang Cheng responded with a smile.

The Governor, who is the leading figure of the royal family, is not short of money, but his subordinates are short of it. If the governor does not take the advantage, how dare his men? Without the support of these people, Pfizer will inevitably wear small shoes every day, and it will definitely not develop as quickly and smoothly as it is now.

"Tell me." After chatting a few words, Zhu Dingsong's originally somewhat cloudy eyes instantly sharpened, and he stared at Zhang Cheng with blazing eyes, "Why do you want to pay 10 million out?" ”

Zhang Cheng paused, smiled, raised his eyelids to look at the governor with a serious face, and the corners of his mouth inadvertently hooked, "If I say that I am for this country, will you believe it?" ”

The Governor's office fell silent. Zhang Cheng looked at the majestic Governor with an indifferent expression.

After a moment, the Governor chuckled and said, "Believe, I believe." Why not? ”

"Huh." Zhang Cheng also nodded in agreement.

The door was pushed open, and the young chamberlain walked in with tea from the royal family.

"You're in the heat. Naya had fought, and he was doing well. Zhu Dingsong put down the exquisite teacup in his hand and looked at Zhang Cheng, "I appointed you as a colonel of the mercenary regiment, not just because you paid this money. Can you understand? ”

In any case, these volunteer legions that pay for their lives are a group of mercenaries. The Ming court used the money donated by merchants to hire them to fight, that is, mercenary groups.

"Understood." Zhang Cheng nodded sincerely.

"The imperial court is financially difficult, and this time the mainland will not send troops to go on an expedition. A number of garrisons were drawn from the colonies of Europa, plus mercenary regiments, which were the main forces of this conquest of the Sardinians. Zhu Dingsong sighed lightly, as if he was worried about the declining empire, "The empire is so rich, but it can't even get the money to send tens of thousands of troops." When it came time to fight, he also had to use the money donated by his people to hire troops to fight. Those conglomerates, it's really hateful. ”

"Huh." Zhang Cheng lowered his eyelids, picked up the teacup and smelled the fragrance, looking at the tea leaves that fluctuated in the water. The dispute between the royal family and the big conglomerates, Zhang Cheng did not have the slightest interest in getting involved. With his current strength, mixing it will inevitably lead to being crushed into slag.

How could such a huge empire not even send tens of thousands of troops? Donations from all the colonies were sufficient. These donations could only be used in the name of the Volunteer Army, and needless to say, they were the result of internal strife. Zhang Cheng never thought that the internal struggle of the Ming Empire had become so fierce.

"Recruitment has begun, you can go to Major General Liu Yue, he is in charge of this matter. Moreover, he was also the commander of this conquest of Sardinia. Seeing that Zhang Cheng didn't answer, Zhu Dingsong didn't say anything, and quickly turned the topic to business.

"Yes, sir." Zhang Cheng responded.

After chatting a few words, Zhang Cheng got up and said goodbye. The Governor is very busy

Walking out of the gate of the Governor's Palace, feeling the chill brought by the cold wind that poured into his neck, Zhang Cheng tightened his scarf. Look at the surrounding peaceful, peaceful, and laid-back environment. Sighing lightly, he said to He Laosan, who came up, "Go to the barracks." ”

According to the provisions of the Treaty of London, the Ming Empire had the right to garrison troops in the London Concession. The original quota was 17,000 men, the strength of a standard infantry division. It's just that after so many years of decline, the garrison of the Ming Empire in London is less than 10,000. However, it is still the most abundant force in the whole of Europa. And the garrison camp is on the edge of the concession area.

"It's just the beginning." Looking at the crowd outside the car window, holding various slogans and flags waving vigorously. The Englishmen who looked excited, kept shouting in unison, and sang loudly. Zhang Cheng shook his head helplessly.

The prestige that the Ming Empire has accumulated over the past few hundred years is dissipating little by little. The natives of the colonies began to awaken their will to rebel. The Sardinians are just the beginning. Even if we win this time, there will still be a next time, and many more times.

And the Ming Empire, which is still living in the glory of the past and living a high-class life, can survive this huge crisis?

Zhang Cheng didn't know that he could only do his part now.

After He Laosan handed over the documents issued by the Governor's Palace, Zhang Cheng's car drove smoothly into the heavily guarded barracks.

After getting out of the car, the Englishmen outside the barracks fence in the distance were still chanting "Get out of our hometown!" "Constantly waving the flags of the countries of Europa. Looking at this kind of scene, Zhang Cheng couldn't help but look down on that Major General Liu Yue in his heart.

As a colonizer, unpopularity is a certainty. But if you don't have the consciousness to be a colonizer, you are irresponsible to everyone!

Don't say anything, outside the barracks fence on that side is not the land of the concession. In the face of this kind of provocation by the natives of the colony, even if you don't shoot, you should send someone over with a rifle butt to disperse! And not as if I didn't see it!

"Isn't that encouraging those people?" Zhang Cheng shook his head with a cold face, put on his hat and walked into the luxurious office building. At this moment, he remembered a tragedy brewed by those colonists in the land of China in the history of modern time and space. I also have some understanding in my heart.

The office building is full of busy uniforms. The Ming Empire adhered to the concept of keeping women away from war, and there were almost no female soldiers in the army.

Led by the receiving officer, Zhang Cheng came to the office of the commander of the garrison, Major General Liu Yue.

Liu Yue is a native of Chengdu, Sichuan. Born in a military family, his ancestors have produced more than a dozen generals. My great-grandfather once served as the third military minister for one term, and he was a proper general.

Major General Liu Yue is only 45 years old this year, and he is in the prime of life as a general. He graduated from the 127th class of Lu University. However, when I graduated, I was not in the top ten, and I didn't get the Golden Spike Saber awarded by the emperor himself, so it was not easy to go to the next level in the future.

The imminent outbreak of the Sardinia War was an excellent opportunity for him. The scale of this war was not large, but it was a rare large-scale operation for the Royal Army, which had been peaceful for a long time.

After determining that the mainland would not send reinforcements, Major General Liu Yue, who was the highest-ranking military commander in the Europa garrison, had already decided to be the commander of the campaign. After fighting this battle, Major General Liu Yue will write a beautiful stroke on his resume. It plays an important role in his future promotion.

Although promotions in the imperial army and navy are based on seniority and background. However, these are the basic conditions, and it is the individual ability that really plays a decisive role.

"Your Excellency, Major-General, hello." After entering the office, Zhang Cheng took off his hat and saluted.

"Haha." It may be that he has been in a place like the colony for a long time and has been dealing with all kinds of people for a long time, and Liu Yuexian is more tactful. Haha smiled and stepped forward to shake hands with Zhang Cheng, patted him on the shoulder and smiled, "You are Zhang Cheng, right?" Nice lad! So dedicated to the Empire, well done! ”

"That's what I'm supposed to do." After sitting down separately, Zhang Cheng smiled modestly.

The adjutant served the tea and closed the door and left. Liu Yue smiled and said, "I have received instructions from the Governor. This expedition will grant you the rank of reserve colonel. However, according to the rules of the army, your actual rank can only be a second lieutenant. Don't complain. ”

"Huh." Zhang Cheng grinned, "It's my honor to be able to join the Royal Army." ”

"Hmm." Liu Yue nodded with satisfaction. Almost all of the military expenses for this operation were donated. And as the main force, they are all mercenaries. Otherwise, Liu Yue would never allow a civilian to serve as a regimental commander. This is a war after all.

"You're in the heat. Naya had fought, and he was doing well. After taking a sip of tea, Liu Yue pondered slightly for a moment and then said, "But this time, as a regimental commander, the most important thing for you on the battlefield is to obey orders." Can you understand? ”

"Understood." Zhang Cheng nodded: "Soldiers take obedience to orders as their duty. ”

"Good!" Liu Yue's eyes lit up, and he laughed and said, "This sentence is good!" ”

There was a high level of hierarchy in the Imperial Army, and it was extremely difficult to become an officer. No matter how good a soldier is, if you want to become an officer, you must go through various military academies. With the exception of the top 10 graduates of the University, all graduates have the rank of second lieutenant. If you want to become a general, you really have to come out of Lu Da.

Zhang Cheng's situation is somewhat special. He did something special in this special environment at this time. The attention and meaning it gets is tricky. Zhu Dingsong also deliberately erected Zhang Cheng as a model, a model who was willing to serve the empire. This gave Zhang Cheng a chance to climb to the sky. Otherwise, it is delusional for ordinary people to spend money to become an officer of the Royal Army, even if it is just an officer of a mercenary regiment.

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